housing

Feature

Deal or no deal?

20th April 2011

energy efficiency, housing, legislation, rental sector, EPCs

It’s supposed to “revolutionise the energy efficiency of British properties”. It will change the way private landlords invest in their properties. So why isn’t everybody talking about the government’s Green Deal?

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How's your energy performance?

May 2011

policy, housing, energy

By now, EPCs (Energy Performance Certificates) are a familiar part of the rental process. They were introduced by the Labour government as part of HIPs (Home Information Packs), which were criticised for introducing unnecessary bureaucracy to the property sector. Since EPCs came into force in 2008, we’ve become used to arranging energy performance assessments and adding them to the particulars of rental properties.

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Creative thinking

Autumn 2004

property, housing, personal finance, Oxford Times

Two of the biggest worries we have about the future – both nationally and personally – concern pensions and housing. Rumours that we are facing a pensions shortfall are causing headaches for ministers and workers alike. At the same time, the shortage of housing, particularly in the south-east, is a concern shared by everybody.